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NHS charity partner of Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. Helping our hospitals to go further and faster thanks to the generosity of our supporters.

Website: www.royalfreecharity.org
Link in bio: https://linktr.ee/royalfreecharity
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Over the last week, Nirmala, Kris and George appeared on one of Leicester Square's giant digital screens, representing the many ways people support Royal Free Charity through volunteering, patient care and research.

Thank you to Ocean Outdoor for making it possible. 💙

#London
Three Royal Free Charity supporters stand in Leicester Square beneath a large digital billboard displaying their portraits and a Royal Free Charity campaign. The billboard features the message "Caring for our patients from London, from the UK and beyond" alongside Royal Free Charity branding. Blurred pedestrians move through the foreground, creating a sense of activity in the busy city setting, while the three individuals stand clearly in front of the screen they appear on.
September 25, 2026 at 9:47 AM
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Write your will at no cost this October. Make your wishes clear and provide for those you love.

Once they’re looked after, a gift in your will could support patients and families across our hospitals.

royalfreecharity.org/get-involved/other-ways-to-give/gifts-in-wills
#FreeWillsMonth #GiftsInWills
Royal Free Charity graphic promoting Free Wills Month, featuring a healthcare worker in a hospital corridor and the message: “Free Wills Month returns this October.”
September 23, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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🏔️ Keziah Crick has reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro after taking on Africa's highest mountain to support liver transplant patients and their families.

💜 She completed the challenge to raise awareness of organ donation and support families during treatment and recovery.
Keziah Crick stands at Uhuru Peak, the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, holding a Royal Free Charity T-shirt beside the summit sign. Sunrise above a blanket of clouds near the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, with a rocky volcanic ridge in the foreground.
September 21, 2026 at 1:28 PM
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At Chase Farm Hospital’s endoscopy unit, volunteers like Anne are helping to make what can be an anxious experience feel a little less daunting, by offering a friendly face and reassurance. ⭐

Find out more about volunteering via the link below.

royalfreecharity.org/get-involved...

#NHS
A woman with grey hair, wearing a purple Royal Free Charity t-shirt, stands smiling with NHS staff either side of her. The NHS staff smile and point towards her in a hospital room. A woman with grey hair, wearing a purple Royal Free Charity t-shirt, stands smiling in a hospital room.
September 16, 2026 at 11:38 AM
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🦠 Could gut bacteria reveal who is at risk of Parkinson’s disease?

Research supported has identified distinct microbiome changes linked to Parkinson’s, before symptoms appear.

Read the full story in our latest Further, Faster, For All magazine: 📖 issuu.com/royalfreecha...

#Parkinsons #Research
Further, Faster, For All - Autumn 2026 - Issue 11
This document, the Autumn 2026 issue of 'Further, Faster, For All', highlights recent achievements and initiatives by the Royal Free Charity, focusing on improving care for patients, innovative fundra
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September 15, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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🏔️ Keziah Crick is nearing the end of her Mount Kilimanjaro challenge, raising funds and awareness for liver transplant patients and their families.

💜 Support Keziah: justgiving.com/page/keziah-crick-2

#Fundraising #OrganDonation
September 14, 2026 at 1:09 PM
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🍋 When life gives you lemons...

Eleven-year-old Gabriel and friends set up lemonade stands and raised an amazing £316.20 for their local north London hospital. 💙

📖 Read more in Further, Faster, For All:

issuu.com/royalfreecha...

#Fundraising #London #CommunitySpirit #YoungFundraiser
A group of nine children stand outdoors holding a large Royal Free Charity presentation cheque for £316.20. The cheque recognises funds raised through a lemonade stand fundraising initiative. The children are gathered in a courtyard surrounded by trees and greenery, demonstrating the community fundraising effort that helped support patients, families and staff across north London.
September 11, 2026 at 11:09 AM
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A&E can be overwhelming for children and young people living with Autism. 💙

Thanks to support from our supporters, North Mid's paediatric emergency department has introduced changes to make care calmer, earning a National Autistic Society Inclusion Award.

📖 Read more: issuu.com/royalfreecha...
Four staff members stand in a colourful paediatric hospital corridor holding sensory resources and communication tools introduced to support autistic children and young people in the emergency department. Items include ear defenders, fidget toys, communication aids and an ‘All About Me’ hospital passport. The team achieved the National Autistic Society Inclusion Award for improving the experience of autistic patients and their families.
September 10, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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Run through London's iconic streets in the London Landmarks Half Marathon 2027 with us!

Pass Big Ben, St Paul's & more while supporting patients, staff and research.

Run for a challenge, a loved one or a cause you care about.

Register: royalfreecharity.org/get-involved...

💙 #LLHM #RunForGood
London Landmarks Half Marathon 2027
Join the Royal Free Charity team at London Landmarks Half Marathon 2027. Run past iconic London sights and help support NHS patients, staff, and research.
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September 9, 2026 at 10:42 AM
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Huge congratulations to everyone who ran #TheBigHalf for Royal Free Charity this weekend! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Together, our amazing runners have raised more than £11,300 for patients, staff and research across Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust hospitals. Thank you! 💖

#London #Fundraising
September 7, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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Good luck to all our runners taking on the Big Half Marathon this Sunday!

We can’t wait to see your smiley faces whiz past as you do something special for NHS patients, staff and researchers. 💜

See you race day. 🏃

#BigHalf #LondonBigHalf #TheBigHalf #RunLondon
A woman in a pink Royal Free Charity running vest runs among a crowd of runners, with scaffolding visible in the background. A man and woman run side by side. The man, wearing a pink Royal Free Charity running vest, waves with one hand, while the woman smiles in a pink running top. Shops line the street behind them. A man with black hair, wearing sunglasses and a pink Royal Free Charity running vest, smiles as he holds his phone out to take a selfie while running. A woman with black hair, wearing sunglasses and a pink Royal Free Charity running vest, runs during a road race.
September 4, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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Georgia's mum spent eight weeks at the Royal Free Hospital before a liver transplant saved her life.

To say thank you, Georgia strapped herself to the wing of an 83-year-old biplane and went upside down at 2,000 feet. 🛩️
September 3, 2026 at 1:08 PM
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After 30 years caring for people living with HIV, Tom Fernandez has completed the 25km London Summer Walk, raising more than £12,000 to help us support the Ian Charleson Day Centre.💙

A huge thank you to Tom and everyone who supported him!

#RoyalFreeCharity #HIVCare
Tom Fernandez standing with his arms crossed in front of the River Thames in London, wearing a purple Royal Free Charity T-shirt, sunglasses and a medal. Canary Wharf is visible in the background under a blue sky with clouds.
September 1, 2026 at 11:24 AM
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Judy Dewinter, our chair, is one of Local TV’s London Heroes.

Diagnosed with myeloma at 33, Judy has spent decades championing patients and working to improve healthcare.

Watch the full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAfw...

#NHS #PatientAdvocacy
From Cancer Patient to NHS Champion: Judy Dewinter's Story
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August 27, 2026 at 11:41 AM
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Could a new kidney cancer treatment be on the horizon? 🔬

Our funding is supporting early-stage research by the Peppa Lab at UCL, exploring a potential new treatment for clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

Watch the full documentary below. 👇

youtu.be/fCrMD36NRmw?...

#KidneyCancer
August 26, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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#Pondcam is back online 🦢

Our live wildlife camera on Hampstead Heath is back online, bringing calm views of the pond back to patients at the Royal Free Hospital.

This morning: swans gliding across the water.

Watch live: royalfreecharity.org/how-we-help/...

#HampsteadHeath #Wildlife #London
August 25, 2026 at 12:19 PM
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“If it wasn’t for the Royal Free, I don’t think I would be alive.” 💜

Over a decade on from her Mother Kay’s amyloidosis diagnosis, Denise her daughter ran a half marathon raising an incredible £7,224.13 to support the National Amyloidosis Centre based at the Royal Free Hospital.

#NHS
August 21, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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A little more colour and imagination for children visiting hospital. 🎨

Thanks to Locksmith Animation, concept artwork featuring piglets, space scenes and more now brightens the paediatric department at the Royal Free Hospital.

#PaediatricCare #NHS #London #Animation #Art
August 20, 2026 at 8:20 AM
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Emilia is running The Big Half for us to thank the teams who cared for her husband, Andy, through his liver transplant. 💙

Support her fundraising: 2026thebighalf.enthuse.com/pf/emilia-de...

#TheBigHalf #London #Running
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I'm taking part in the Big Half 2026 for the Royal Free Charity. As most of you know, in 2023 my husband Andy was diagnosed with cancer and had a life saving liver transplant at the Royal Free Hospita
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August 19, 2026 at 11:49 AM
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New paper alert 🔬

We helped fund George Robinson's (UCL) study in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. It finds LAMP3 as a biomarker for interferon activity in childhood #lupus, guiding personalised treatment.

📄 Paper: ard.eular.org/article/S000...

🧪 Lupus explained: youtu.be/bXHFWIwRWE0
Type I interferon endotypes drive divergent clinical trajectories in childhood-onset SLE uncovered through a novel systems immunology approach
Childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) is a severe autoimmune disease with significant morbidity and enhanced type I interferon (IFN-I) signalling, potentially contributing to its aggress...
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August 17, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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Complementary therapy massage supports cancer patients at North Mid Hospital.

Teres, our complementary massage therapist, and Alison Thompson discuss how it can be provided at the bedside and offer continuity through treatment.

#CancerCare #ComplementaryTherapy
August 13, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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💜 “For me, what matters is a patient’s smile.”

Nimrata volunteers in admin support at North Middlesex University Hospital, gaining experience for her future NHS career while helping patients and visitors feel more welcome.

Interested in volunteering?

🔗 royalfreecharity.org/get-involved...
August 12, 2026 at 11:22 AM
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North London can help shape the future of cancer care.

The Royal Free London Cancer Centre will bring diagnosis, treatment, research and support closer together.

Learn more about Join the Future: royalfreecharity.org/join-the-future

#JoinTheFuture #CancerCare #NHS
August 11, 2026 at 10:47 AM
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Meet Parag, one of our volunteers’ helping patients find their way around hospital and making stressful appointments a little easier.

Interested in volunteering? Find out more via the link below.

🔗https://royalfreecharity.org/get-involved/volunteer

#NHS #Volunteering
August 4, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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General entry for The Big Half is sold out - but you can still run 13.1 miles for us.

Run between Tower Bridge and the Cutty Sark. Charity places close this Wednesday. Sign up now: royalfreecharity.org/get-involved...

#BigHalf #RunLondon #RunningCommunity #HalfMarathon #UKRunChat
The Big Half 2026
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August 3, 2026 at 12:21 PM